The Cardiovascular Rehabilitation service in Salford provides a city-wide, multi-modal, person-centred service to patients and their families/carers.
The service supports people and their families to return to a full and active lifestyle as soon as possible after a cardiac event, surgery or a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. In helping them to understand and self-manage their condition, it promotes positive lifestyle change, which takes into account social, physical and mental wellbeing.
Options available to patients include
- Specialist assessment and support
- Exercise assessment and support
- Weight management and dietary support advice and motivation
- Counselling
- Stress management using a cognitive behavioural therapy approach
- Activities of daily living assessment and energy conservation techniques
- Motivational interviewing to promote lifestyle change
- Heart Manual
- Online health education talks
- Non medical prescribing and titration of cardiovascular medications
- Onwards referral to other services
- Referral to Leisure services for ongoing long-term physical activity/ exercise in the community.
Your Health in Your Hands
The handbook below contains information about cardiovascular disease, risk factors, lifestyle changes you can make and medications. It also explains how cardiovascular rehabilitation can support you